Shoe-heel



J. DEMIRJIAN.

SHOE HEEL.

APPLICATION FILED mac. n. ma.

1,319,049. Patented Oct. 21,1919;

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SHOE-HEEL.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Oct. 21, 1919.

Application filed December 11, 1918. Serial No. 266,185.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN DEMIRJIAN, a citizen of the United States,resident of Elyria, county of Lorain, and State of Ohio, have inventednew and useful Improvements in Shoe-Heels, of which the following is aspecification, the principle of the invention being herein explained andthe best mode in which I have contemplated applying that principle, soas to distinguish it from other inventions. 1

My invention relates to shoe heels, particularly to an article of that,nature formed of rubber or a composition which will serve as a leathersubstitute. More particularly, my invention relates to a shoe heel whichWlll compensate for the tendency of the wearer to wear out one side ofthe heel faster than the other side. -Also, my invention relates to ashoe heel Which is reversible, and also detachable, whereby the heel maybe used for the shoe of either foot or changed from one shoe to theother to give satisfactor service upon the second shoe even if it willnot give such service or has outlived its usefulness with reference tothe opposite shoe.

The annexed drawing and the following description set forth in detailcertain means embodying my invention, such disclosed means constituting,however, but one of the various forms in which the principle of theinvention may be applied.

In said annexed drawing:

Figure 1 represents a plan view of my improved heel;

Fig. 2 represents an elevation of the breast side, taken from the planeindicated by line II-II, Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 represents a rear elevation taken from the plane indicated byline IIIIII, Fi 1' Fig. represents a Vertical section in the medianplane, as indicated by the line IVIV, Fig. 1, showing, also, by means ofa double set of slots the reversibility of the heel;

Fig. 5 represents a rear elevation of the said heel applied to the usualheel lifts of a shoe, a suggestion of the latter also being shown,theheel lifts being trimmed to provide a substantially flat lower facein a horizontal plane for the rubber heel;

Fig. 6 represents a vertical section in the median plane of the parts asshown in Fig.

5, and as indicated by the line VIVI, in the said figure.

Fig. 7 represents a rear elevation of the said heel applied to the shoeheel lifts of a Shoe, slmilar to the view shown in Fig. 5 except thatthe shoe heel lifts have not been trlmmed, so that the effect is toprovide a heel deeper upon that side which the wearer is accustomed towear down faster.

Referring to the annexed drawing in which similar reference charactersdenote the same parts in the several figures, the body portlon of myimproved shoe heel is indicated by the ordinal 1 and is adapted to besecured to the usual heel lifts 6 of the shoe 7, by means of the nails3, driven into and through the pockets 2. 7 It will be noted that myimproved heel is of increased thickness upon one side, the side ofgreater thickness being indicated by the ordinal 4 and the side oflesser thickness by the ordinal 5. As indicated by the line 14, Fig. 1,the upper and lower faces of the heel are divided into two portions 8and 10, respectively. The portion 8 is sub stantially plain-from theline 14 to the side face 5 of lesser depth and said face 8 issubstantially parallel with the central horizontal plane of the heel.Said portion 8 is provided along the side face 5 with a slightly raisedmarginal edge 9. The portion 10 is concave from the line 14 to the sideface i of greater depth. The marginal flange 9 and the concavity of theportion 10 provide a close gripping fit for the shoe heel l to theordinal heel lifts, when the heel is applied. Along said central medianplane from the rear to the breast face of the heel, the upper and lowerfaces gradually approach each other as indicated in Fig. 4. The breastface of the heel is also rounded and the amount of the curvature of thesame from the center to either vertical breast edge is denoted by theordinal 13, Figs. 4 and 6.

The upper and lower parts of the body portion 1 lying respectively aboveand belowthe horizontal planes containing the breast corners of the side5 of lesser depth, are equal in size and alike in form, as plainly shownin Fig. 4. In other words the heel is symmetrical about its centralhorizontal plane.

It will be evident from the foregoing description and the accompanyingdrawing,

that I have provided a suction heel which may be spread and securedtightly up against the ordinary heel lifts, as indicated in Figs. 5, 6and 7, said heel being attachable to the shoe of either foot, thethickest Side of the heel being used either upon the inner or outer partof the shoe as the requirements of the wearer dictate. It is alsoevident that by simply reversing the heel a shoe may be made to givelonger service; or by removing the heel from one shoe, after the same isof less service on that shoe, by reason of one side of the heel becomingunduly worn, and securing it upon the other shoe, that this latter shoewill be reinforced on that sidewhich will give the wearer the mosteficient use. .Of course, it follows that the exchange of both heels, ifoccasion requires, would remove from each shoe a heel which possibly isof very little service upon that shoe and replace it with a heel whichwill give satisfactorv service.

Referring particularly to Figs. 5 and 7, it is evident that in Fig. 5the ordinary heel lifts have been so treated, or possibly have become soworn, as to enable the lower face of the heel 1 to lie in asubstantially horizontal plane when my improved heel is applied to theshoe; whereas, in Fig. 7, the heel 1 has been so applied, possibly to anew shoe, as to provide a heel which is of considerably greater depthupon that side which the wearer is prone to wear down faster than uponthe other side where the wear is considerably less.

Referring particularly to the shape of the curved line 14 in Fig. 1, itwill be noted that the concave portion 10 includes from the rear to thefront of the heel all of that portion of the heel which is subject tothe greatest wear. In other words, this portion is of considerablygreater width at the rear of the heel than at the breast or front side.

What I claim is:

1. A shoe heel comprising a body member whose thickness is of agradually decreasing amount from one side face only to a verticalsubstantially longitudinal plane, one side face being materially deeperthan the other, equal amounts of said body portion lying respectivelyabove and below the horizontal planes containing the upper and lowerbreast corners of the side of lesser thickness.

2. A shoe heel comprising a body member formed of a gradually decreasingthickness from the rear to the breast edge in the median vertical planeand of gradually decreasing thickness from one side face only to saidplane.

3. A shoe heel comprising a body member formed of a gradually decreasingthickness from the rear to the breast edge in the median vertical planeand of gradually decreasing thickness from one, side face to said plane,said body being of substantially equal thickness from the other sideface to said plane.

4. A shoe heel comprising a body member formed with concave upper andlower faces, saidbody member being of a gradually decreasing thicknessfrom the rear to the breast edge in the median vertical plane and ofgradually decreasing thickness from one side face to said plane, oneside face being materially deeper than the other.

5. A shoe heel comprising a body member formed with concave upper andlower faces, said body member being of a gradually decreasing thicknessfrom .the rear to the breast edge in the median vertical plane and ofgradually decreasing thickness from one side face to said plane, oneside face being materially deeper than the other, equal amounts of saidbody portion lying respectively above and below the horizontal planescontaining the upper and lower breast corners of the side of lesserthickness.

6. A shoe heel comprising a body member whose thickness is of varyingamounts from one side face to a vertical substantially longitudinalplane, said body member being of substantially equal thickness from theother side face to said plane.

7. A shoe heel comprising a body member whose thickness is of varyingamounts from one side face to a vertical longitudinal substantiallymedian plane, the upper and lower faces bein concave for said distance,said body memer being of substantially equal thickness from the otherside face to said plane.

8. A shoe heel comprising a body member of a gradually decreasingthickness from the rear to the breast edge in the median vertical planeand one of whos side faces is materially deeper than the other, equalamounts of said body portion lying respectively above and below thehorizontal planes containing the upper and lower breast corners of theside of. lesser thickness.

9. A shoe heel comprising a body member whose thickness is of agradually decreasing amount from one side face to a verticalsubstantially longitudinal plane, the upper and lower faces beingconcave for said distance, said side face being materially deeper thanthe other side face, the body portion being of substantially equalthickness from the last-named side face of said plane.

10. A shoe heel comprising a body member whose thickness is of agradually decreasing amount from one side face to a verticalsubstantially longitudinal plane, the upper and lower faces beingconcave for said distance, said side fac being materially deeper thanthe other side face, the body portion being of substantially equalthickness from the last-named side face to said plane, the upper andlower faces being parallel for said last-mentioned distance.

11 A shoe heel comprising a body member being of substantially equalthickness from the last-named side face to said plane, the upper andlower faces being formed with 10 a slightly raised marginal flangeadjacent said last-named side face.

Signed by Ine,this 7th day of December, 1918.

JOHN DEMIRJIAN.

